mountainman , many unions and federal davis-bacon have different pay scales and work conditions , depending on what work is preformed . usually the shop type is less , because different conditions and year round work . example - working in hazaradus areas , underground doing hot work under helicopters and over some heights , underwater marine work split-shifts , tide work , emergency etc . if you get the drift . i'm sure others will chime in and may correct my spelling . good luck . willie
the unions , you would think , should be the same , but there not,,,,,,,unoin "shop" Ironworkers make far less than union "field" Ironworkers......
even the field Ironworkers unions vary in pay from state to state,,,,,,,,,New York Ironworkers make more than us here in California , we make more than those in Arizona,,,,,but just by a few dollars per hour........here in Los Angeles , our pay scale is $34.09 per hour + benefits.......$51.00 per hour total......you'd be damn lucky to get even half that working in a union shop......
you don't do twice the welding in the field , its just a totally different world than working in the shop.......
and like Welderdude said , as far as the welding thats involved in the Elevators Unoin,,,,,,there isn't much.... like he said , mostly mechanical and electrical ........
Marro1980 , if you have your L.A. city manual , go down to the dept of building and safety , show them your AWS fluxcore , pay the money and get your L.A. city semi automatic ......
there is no written exam for that , just the practical.........then get your ass down the the local 433 Ironworkers , show them what you got , and climb up here and start welding...........